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Random-Ass Afghan

Submitted by YugiDean on Wed, 2009-05-20 18:09

I started this afghan in December and finished it in March. I used a lace pattern that is meant to look like flames. I urge you to view the attached close-up to get a better view on the detail of it. For a list of all the yarns I used, you'll have to click "Read More." :-)

That puts the total yardage at close to 2,800 yards. Don't ask me for measurements. LMAO

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For those who are interested, I did not change my needle size AT ALL and simply picked a size that was mid-range for all the different yarn thicknesses (I think it was a size 9 US). This was generally not a problem, but once I hit the Noro Iro, which was much thicker than anticipated (I loved it, though), it was a bit tough to knit. Worth it, though!

And I needed a stash-buster. My partner kept bringing me back wonderful yarn from Australia, but bless his heart, he doesn't know anything about knitting, so he'd never bring me back enough in one yarn to make a scarf or something like that. So I stockpiled then bought a couple of other yarns from my LYS to finish it all up. I let him think the afghan was his idea. LOL

"Men can starve from a lack of self-realization as much as they can from a lack of bread." --Richard Wright

My partner and I still use it. LOL It was cold up until recently and even now when you're lounging around in shorts and a t-shirt at night, it can still get a little chilly. I honestly didn't think I'd get to use it so soon. I finished it in mid-March and was thinking maybe one or two weeks of use and then it'd get put away.

"Men can starve from a lack of self-realization as much as they can from a lack of bread." --Richard Wright

Great project. What is the title of the pattern? It reminds me of one of the traditional Shetland stitches, but it also resembles "Lilac Leaf" in Nancy Bush's book on Estonian lace. Either way, fantastic knitting and good color mixing. -- Books, knitting, cats, fountain pens...Life is Good.

Thank you! It's actually what I call, "Random-Ass Afghan." LOL I really just picked a bunch of different yarns (some in my stash, some not), lined them up on the floor in the order I wanted, then cast on a random number of stitches that roughly hit the width/length I wanted, then knitted each color so that I could do a kind of symmetrical color pattern. The stitch pattern itself is a random lace stitch I found in a Harmony Guide. I can't recall the name of it right off the top of my head, but it's something to do with flames. It's also similar to the pattern for the leaves used in the Brooke's Column of Leaves scarf, only those leaves were slanty, and these flames are not.

I hope that at least sort of answers your question.

"Men can starve from a lack of self-realization as much as they can from a lack of bread." --Richard Wright

Thanks much. It gives me a great starting spot for finding the stitch; I've only done a quick peek at the Harmony Guides so that pattern never caught my eye. If I'd really looked at them, I'm sure it would have...it's the kind that I like. Especially for afghans. -- Books, knitting, cats, fountain pens...Life is Good.